THE TRUTH ABOUT CALIFORNIA 



dilations of the new settler in California: the things he 

 consumes ; the things California now imports from east- 

 ern States and foreign countries ; the things which east- 

 ern communities consume, but can never hope to pro- 

 duce, and of which California possesses virtually a 

 monopoly. In the first list is almost everything which 

 would appear in an elaborate dinner menu, from the 

 course of olives to the course of oranges, nuts, and 

 raisins, and excluding only the coffee. This policy of 

 self-sustenance lias been ignored to a startling degree in 

 the mad struggle for riches, but the coming millions of 

 farmers can be sure of a luxurious living only by stoop- 

 ing to collect it from the soil. 



In the second list are many of the commonest articles 

 of consumption, which California might readily produce 

 at home, but for which it sends millions of dollars 

 abroad each year. The imports of pork and its products 

 range as high as eight or ten millions each year. Con- 

 densed milk is not only a very important article of con- 

 sumption in mining -camps and great ranches, but is 

 largely shipped abroad for the Asiatic trade. It is 

 brought across the continent from New Jersey. Cali- 

 fornia also sends beyond its borders from twenty to 

 twenty-five millions annually for the item of sugar, which 

 should not only be produced in sufficient quantities to 

 supply consumption, but for export as well. It is a 

 curious fact that many of the finest fruit preserves sold 

 in San Francisco bear French and Italian labels, and 

 that the supply of canned sweet corn comes mostly from 

 Maine. Essential oils made from the peelings of citrus 

 fruits are also imported. It is not uncommon to find 

 orange marmalade which has been prepared in Rochester, 



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